Best Bedding?

[Ellie22]

What would you say is the best bedding? From shavings to vetbed and fleece how often do you have to change it and the pros and cons? Looking for something new to line my cages :p

 

[madguinealady]

i use fleece cos dont use correx so works great for me. Depends if you can keep up with the washing. Have 5x3 c&c cages with ground sheet then disposable incontinence pads then big fleece. I have litter trays at one end with towels and fleece beside them because they wee there sometimes as covered over and the other end has towels and fleece where their hideys are as they wee there sometimes too. These smaller bits of fleece and towels get changed every day if necessary and main fleece changed every week. This works really well for me

 

[piggyfan]

I use vetbed and my piggies love it. It is soft,hypoallergenic, warm in water. You have to wash it every three days but it is worth it. I have towels underneath.

 

[MushiiPeas]

I use newspaper and Fitch, i do a big clean once a week but if a spot gets dirty i just change that bit over with fresh stuff, I find it very absorbent and soft, it also pretty good at odor control but they sometimes get a little wiffy the night before being cleaned out but they smelt much worse on shavings as that only last 4 days before smelling. Fleece smelt on the 2nd day for me but the cages are in my bedroom so i notice the smell more...

Previously I've tried fleece and shavings and care-fresh but Fitch wins for me and you can buy it in bulk for cheaper.

They have the hay in their hay racks as i use to put it in their sleeping area but they didn't eat it and just went to the bathroom on it.

 

[Bexie.]

I have tried;

Wood Shavings - Will last about a week, doesnt really keep the smell out in my opinion! And it gets EVERYWHERE! Cheap as chips.
Back 2 Nature - Its environmentally friendly; however it smelt kinda weird and got quite dusty after it had ben soiled. It meant that when i cleaned the cages I was coughing my guts up. £17 for 30 litres and you could leave it for up to 14 days.
Megazorb - This stuff smells weird before it has been soiled, kinda like a musky wood pulpy scent. Its REALLY good and keeping the pee smells down but again, got quite dusty after it was soiled. Could leave about 14 days and its about £13 for a 80 litre bag.
Standard cat litter wood pellets, non-clumping - This was good, it didnt smell weird and it kept the smell down, i could leave the pigs up to 14 days without cleaning and it still smelt fresh. As with the others, it was dusty when cleaning out. About £10 for 30 litres.
Fleece- I'm on day 2 of this as i have literally just changed over. Its trial and error at the moment. But the pigs love it! They seem much more chilled out and happier on this! It is also cost effective as the only thing you pay out for is the initial cost of the fleeces etc and then puppy pads, or whatever your choice of the absorbant layer is every 3 months or so. You would need to change this every 5-7 days i hear. Although as i said, i'm still experimenting with layers etc.

Hope this helps

 

[MishImpossible]

I switched from Carefresh to Fleece when my piggie was diagnosed with an URI and kept wheezing. I found the carefresh to be dusty & expensive and I really liked the idea of fleece with all it's colours and types. The downside is the amount of washing I have to do but it does dry quite quickly afterwards.

Everyone is different on here though, and you might have to try some stuff out before finding the right method for you.

 

[madguinealady]

Fleece with litter trays containing newspaper then shavings then hay.Puppy pads changed every week if soiled.Love it